Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-20
THE MAYORS SALARY.
What a Number Of TaX-Payers Sey the
Chisf Execu'ive Officer i ihs City
Should be Paid.
a Busiuess Management Wanted by All.
Tho Esyor Must ae Supported by an
Able City Council.

In 1887, and il change in the salary to
be paid the next mayor is TO be made II
must be done to-day. A GAZETTE re-
porter yesterday called on q mum her of
taxpayers in the different walks of life
aud sought an expression of opinion from
them on this important question. There
were number who would fix q salary for
the mau elected in proportion to his abil-
ity, but this cannot be done, for the salary
must be set before the election comes of.
rhe question put to sll was, "Whst do
you think the services OF msyor of Fort
Worth, who devotes the necessary time to
the duties of the office, are worth?"
Sam Seaton-"It depends on who the
Mayor is. A good man who has the abil-
ity to care for the city's interests is worth
st least $4,000 per annum. A poor man is
dear at any price,"
James w Swayne-'I think the Mayor
ought to have $4,000 or $4,000 year. l
don't think good man can give his time
for less. A Mayor has to give away more
than 800 month. To pay $500 year
would be good Investment for the city
for more than thst amount would BE-
saved. We could expect more from the
Mayor and he would do more. He would
DE g lesder 10 public matters for he could
give the city's affairs attention"
John A. ThorntOn-"The mani who Is
elected Mayor of Fort Worth is worth
paying salary Of $4,000 to for his ser
vices"
Judge J. f Cooper-"I think it al
most impossible for 8 man TO give due
attention to the duties Of the Office with
out being paid fair salary. He should
have $4,000 a year"
Ed Want-"I favor good salsry for
the Mayor. $4,000 or $4,000 year"
Hon. W. S. Pendleton-"I favor &
salary of $4,000 year. The Mayor has
to spend much Of his time in the city's
business, so it Is worth that amount. l
think a member of the legislative body
should get 81 500 year"
Tuck Boaz-"n we can get man like
John T. Brown, who gave his entire time
to the city, he ought to be paid $4,000 q
yesr"
Street Railway President-"Some men
are cheaper at $4,000 8 yesr than others
at 800 year. A great deal depends on
the mans caliber as to what he should
recaive."
Ell +. Warren, CITY Attorney 1.-THE
Mayor should get $500 or $500 year
Small salaries belonged to 6 day past,
when this way q small town and the du-
ties of the Office were not CREST. The
work connected with the Office now takes
up great deal of time"
Robert McCart-"It we get the kind of
man we should have he ought to be paid
$1,000 s year"
E. 81. keller-s'The Mayor should have
at least 500 per month. A salary CT
$500 a year would not be too much"
John Tierney-"W We need q good man
and we ought to have good msn. He
should be paid $1,000 or S2500 fox years.
work"
G. 81 Higbee-"I wouldn't want q man
for less than $1,000 a year, and if he gives
the office ell the attention it needs he
should have $4,000.
DR.. ". P. Burts-"I think mayor is
worth $4,000 O year. When l was Mayor
got salary of $1,000 and perquisites,
and the town only mad about 1900 popu-
lation."
j Roche-"I think 8 mayor should
get $4,000 year il god man; but, Of
COURSE good council must go with q
good msyor, If anything is to be accom-
plished."
M. G.. Hurley-"I think man who
has the fine executive ability necessary to
carry out the plans for the upbuilding of
this city and who hiss frst-cl.ss financial
ability, whose entire time should be given
to the business of the city, is worth SIC
600 q year. We need man CT just such
ability at this time. We want a man like
Major K. NJ Vsnzandt"
Captain J. P. Alex ander-"The Mayor
should be paid st least $4,000 year and
the chairman of two or three OF the COM
mittees should receive good salaries"
Colonel w. nj. Hsrrison-'A man who
possesses skill, financial ability, iudg-
ment and keen foresight, Is worth and
cannot be had for less than 5000 per
annum."
T. Msddox-"The Mayor OF Fort
Worth should be paid salary Of $500
or $4,000, and he would earn It."
A. B. Smith-I think man would
earn $2500, and as taxpayer would be
willing to pay that amount. 1t is very
important matter now to have good city
government. While in ST. Louis Was
talking to a gentleman who holds Fort
Worth bonds and he had heard SO much
Of our city government he was afraid the
city would default in its interest. II we
want to built city We must have good
city government"
4. T. Byers-"I think 8 good business
man who acts as mayor of this city
should get $4,000 year, and the city cau
we'll afford to pay it."
W G.. Turner-"I think the mayor
should receive s2500 year and devote
all the attention to city afairs that may
be necessary. A man like 10 Tatum
would make a good mayor, he is con-
servstive and would do we'll for the city
l would like to see three or four alder
men elected from the city at large, and
and then ward lines would not be drawn
so closely.
Max Elser-"The right man would be
worta Ss8eas and if we paid thar we
g6uld then save $4,000 year By do
|sfng so." =
Capt. Il. B,LoyG-"The mayor should
be paid Nos less than $4,000 a year, you
couldn't get good man for less than
that and even the glory and honor would
have to be thrown In as some induce
Eaent. A good msn with all this would
be cheap at $4,000. DR.. Jackson would
make the kind Of mayor Fort Worth
wants.
Joseph 81. Brown-"Is Is hard to say
-, ,hst Of firoo unnld